Comparison

SkinScholar vs Bare

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SkinScholar

This app uses AI to analyze your skin's condition, identify triggers, and help you build a personalized skincare routine. It tracks your skin's progress over time and provides insights for healthier, glowing skin.

Highlights
  • AI-powered skin analysis
  • Personalized routine building
  • Ingredient scanner
  • Skin DNA identification
  • Daily skin logging
  • Dermatologist report generation
Features
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Sage has been watching your skin. Now she's ready to tell you what she found. Whether you're managing eczema, acne, or just want a routine that finally gives you glowing skin — Sage learns what helps and what doesn't, specifically for you. SkinScholar is a personal skin companion built by someone with eczema and acne — for people who have them too, and for anyone who wants healthier skin through a routine that's actually personalised. Not generic skincare advice. Your skin. Your patterns. Your routine. SAGE, YOUR SKIN SCHOLAR Sage is an AI companion who reads every log, analyses every flare, and spots combinations you'd never notice yourself. Ask her anything. She remembers everything you've logged. YOUR SKIN DNA SkinScholar builds your personal Skin DNA — your top trigger, safest ingredients, highest risk day, and what actually makes your skin glow. Nobody else has this data about your skin. 30-SECOND DAILY CHECK-IN Five Sage expressions — Flaring, Irritated, Neutral, Calm, Clear. Tap how your skin feels. Adjust sleep and stress. Check off your routine. Every check-in produces a Skin Score showing how your skin did that day. BUILD A ROUTINE THAT WORKS Set up your morning and evening skincare routine inside SkinScholar. Check items off daily. Track your routine streak. Sage connects your consistency to your skin score — so you see exactly what's working and what to keep doing. TRACK FLARES PROPERLY Log every flare with severity, location and treatment. Sage analyses each one and tells you what caused it — based on your personal data, not a generic trigger list. INGREDIENT SCANNER Point your camera at any ingredient label. Sage flags everything risky for your skin and highlights what's beneficial. Never accidentally pick a product that breaks you out again. SCAN YOUR SKIN Point the camera at your skin. Sage analyses redness, texture, pigmentation and dryness — and compares to your photo history over time. Watch your glow progress. DERMATOLOGIST REPORT One tap generates a clinical summary of your entire skin history — flare table, trigger analysis, treatment effectiveness and personalised questions for your appointment. FREE TO USE Daily logs, flare tracking, Skin DNA, full trend history, ingredient scanning, photo log, routine tracking and Sage chat are completely free forever. Sage Premium adds dermatologist PDF download, flare prediction alerts, unlimited Sage conversations, weekly skin summaries and post-log insights. Try free for 7 days. IMPORTANT SkinScholar is a personal tracking tool — not a medical application. Nothing here constitutes medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult a qualified dermatologist for medical concerns. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bare

Features
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Your mirror can't tell you whether four weeks of a new routine did anything. Bare measures it. Take a guided scan and Bare reads five things from the photo — clarity, tone, texture, balance and under-eye brightness — then tracks them over weeks so you can see what your routine is actually doing. WHY BARE IS DIFFERENT Most skin apps let you photograph yourself in any light, at any distance, from any angle, then draw you a chart. That chart measures your lighting, not your skin. Bare won't let you take the shot until your framing, distance and light match your last one. An alignment ring, a ghost overlay of your previous scan and a lighting check do the work. That's what makes a six-week comparison mean something. WHAT YOU GET • Guided capture that keeps every scan comparable • Five measured metrics, not vague impressions • A regimen built from what your scan measured, which you approve or edit • Trend charts for any metric across weeks or months • Then-and-now comparisons, side by side • A shelf built from the products you actually own • Morning and evening routine checklists • Daily reminders so the habit sticks • A shareable before-and-after card FROM SCAN TO ROUTINE A score on its own doesn't tell you what to do. After each scan Bare proposes a morning and evening regimen aimed at your two lowest measurements, using the products already on your shelf wherever it can and telling you plainly when something isn't. Every line explains which measurement it's responding to. Untick anything you don't want, then accept — your checklists update to match. BUILT AROUND YOUR ROUTINE Bare asks what you're working on and what your skin is like, then suggests a starting shelf — and never assumes you own products you don't. Tick what's actually in your bathroom and your checklists match reality from day one. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every photo and every calculation stays on your iPhone. There's no account, no server and no analytics. Nothing is uploaded, because there's nowhere to upload it to. Delete your scans in Settings and they're gone everywhere. SUBSCRIPTION Bare Plus unlocks the full app after a 3-day free trial: $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://becktechapps.com/bare-privacy.html Bare tracks the appearance of your skin over time. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose conditions. Talk to a dermatologist about anything that concerns you.

Screenshots

SkinScholar4 screens
Bare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SkinScholar at 3 against Bare's 1. SkinScholar also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SkinScholar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and Bare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SkinScholar versus Bare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkinScholarBare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDENNIS W SHIMAustin Beck

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SkinScholar

Subscriptions1
  • SkinScholar Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • SkinScholar Premium$49.99
2 purchases

Bare

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is SkinScholar free?
SkinScholar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bare free?
Bare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SkinScholar or Bare have ads?
Neither SkinScholar nor Bare shows ads.

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